Unit4　Bodylanguage--共同成长学案（人教版必修4）.docVIP

金太阳新课标资源网  HYPERLINK  第  PAGE 6 页 共  NUMPAGES 6 页 金太阳新课标资源网 HYPERLINK  Unit 4　Body language--共同成长 学案（人教版必修4） Body language Body language Although we may not realize it when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not only by words.We send messages to the people around us also by expressions and body movements. We call it “body language”,which is a kind of communication,non-verbal communication.A smile and handshake show welcome.Waving one’s hand is to say “goodbye”,nodding the head means agreement,while shaking it means disagreement.Putting up a hand means “May I ask a question?”.Kissing means “love”.Waving one’s arms show happiness.These gestures are accepted both by Chinese and Americans as having the same meanings. As you know,culture influences communication,so different countries have different cultures.So the way people in different countries communicate is different too.FOR EXAMPLE,Arab man often greet by kissing on both cheeks.In Japan men greet by bowing.In the United States,people shake hands to show “their greeting”.And the gesture of putting a hand on a person’s neck is different for Chinese and Americans.For Chinese,it is to say “someone will be killed”.For Americans,it shows “I’m full”.And in Thailand,If you want to signal a person to come near,you should move the fingers back and forth with palm(手掌)down.But in the United States,you ask someone to come by holding the palm up and moving the fingers towards our body.And crossing one’s legs in the United States is a sign of being relaxed.But in Korea,it’s not allowed.In Chinese,people hand everything with both hands to show their respect,but for Muslims,they think the left hand is unclean and do not eat or pass something with it. All above show that it is important to know the meaning of gestures and movements in foreign country,foreigners should follow these customs,should learn their culture.So we can communicate with